Al-Qaeda North Africa wing claims responsibility for suicide attack

By KUNA

Algiers : Al-Qaeda North Africa wing claimed responsibility on Wednesday for the deadly suicide bombing in Algeria according to a recording aired by Al Arabiya television.


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The speaker who identified himself as Salah Abu Mohammad, a spokesman of the group, said a suicide bomber rammed a truck laden with at least 500 kg (1100 lbs) of explosives into a police facility.

Algerian Interior Ministry said three people were killed and seven injured in the first major attack in Algeria since a twin bombing in the capital Algiers killed at least 37 people on Dec. 11, including 17 United Nations staff.

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